Matson: A&M’s Greatest
Randy Enters
Final Track
Year Here
A DEVOTED ATHLETE
,. Randy Mason is always serious while participating in
n athletic event. Above he displays his basketball ability,
nd, below, he concentrates before entering the shot put
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James Randel (Randy) Matson
will enter his senior year at
Texas A&M in the fall of 1966.
Even though he has not complet
ed his collegiate career, Matson
is considered the best athlete
A&M has ever produced.
Only two months and three
days after his 20th birthday, Mat-
son, appearing before the home
folks on the A&M campus in the
1965 Southwest Conference meet,
hurled the 16-pound shot 70 feet,
714 inches.
That climaxed the big Aggie’s
fantastic rise in the shot put.
It was the first time in history
that the 16-pound shot had been
thrown more than 70 feet. It was
like breaking the sound barrier,
landing on the moon, running an
8.5 in the 100. In short, it was
almost unbelievable.
On that same day, Randy won
the SWC discus event with a
throw of 199 feet, TVs inches, an
NCAA record, for the greatest
weight double ever accomplished.
Matson also won a silver medal
in the 1964 Olympics, finishing
second to Dallas Long. At that
time, he weighed 260 pounds. Dur
ing his 70-foot put, he was at
about 258.
A&M’s strongman was born
March 5, 1945 in Kilgore, Tex.
He moved to Borger, Tex., when
he was about six months old and
then moved to Pampa, Tex., when
he was about six years old. His
home still is in Pampa, high in
the Texas Panhandle.
This past season he completed
in basketball, won a regular’s
berth with the A&M varsity after
a two year absence from the
court. He is undecided about play
ing in 1966 cage season.
Rumors have spread about
Matson giving up basketball and
participating in football. By play
ing football, Matson would not
get a late start during the ti*ack
campaign. It has not yet been
confirmed if Randy will play eith
er football or basketball or both
in 1966.
Honors, too numerous to list,
have been bestowed on him by
organizations all over the world
during his stay at A&M.
Matson is majoring in business
and plans to marry his high school
sweetheart later this summer.
LOU CAMILLI SWINGS BIG BAT
Sophomore of the Year and co-Player of the Year Lou Ca-
milli will again handle the hot corner for the Texas Aggies,
if he does not sign a professional contract. The El Paso
product was drafted by the Washington Senators of the
American League as a fture because of his fine defensive
ability and his good hitting.
Aggie Baseballers Could
Again Be Title Contenders
Baseball Coach Tom Chandler for another.
will enter his 10th year as Texas
Aggie coach with two questions:
1. Where will he find pitching
depth ?
2. Where will he find reserve
depth ?
Because of Chandler, the Ag
gies have been in the thick of the
Southwest Conference title chase
every year. And to Chandler, the
1966-67 season will be no excep
tion.
He will have a top pitcher in
righthander Tommy Chiles who
has won as many as nine games
in one season. He will have solid
performers at third base, catch
er, short stop and center field,
but from there the talent thins
out.
Lou Camilli, if he does not sign
a professional contract, will han
dle the hot corner. Camilli was
one of the SWC’s top batters last
season and was named Sopho
more of the Year and co-Player
of the Year.
Mike Arrington, short stop,
Joe Staples, catcher, and Chuck
Malitz, center field, are all top
performers.
Since Chandler has coached
the Aggies, they have won two
outright championships and tied
With a little help from last
year’s freshmen and with a little
luck, Chandler could again de
velop the Aggies into title con
tenders.
THE
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